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喜不自禁

Mandarin · pinyin xǐ bù zì jīn

Meanings

  1. unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
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喜
xǐ · like, love, enjoy; joyful thing
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
自
zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
禁
jìn · restrict, prohibit, forbid
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3–4–4–1 · xi3 bu4 zi4 jin1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hei2 bat1 zi6 gam3

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